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Downed electrical wire damages vehicle near Canvas Ave, Waltham MA

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Waltham, MA

A downed electrical wire near Canvas Ave melted part of a vehicle but did not cause a fire. Emergency services alerted the power company to manage the live wire.

Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Walton fires engine 3 and Tower 1 have been dispatched with police to near Canvas Ave reported a vehicle fire.
00:07
Just an update there.
00:08
Use caution in the area.
00:09
Potentially it's a branch down with electrical wire that may have caused the fire.
00:13
Again use caution engine 3.
00:17
Braille Z out there.
00:20
Chow 1.
00:24
That one has a...
00:26
All companies with the update 1117.
00:31
Medic 1, the Walsam Fire, clear returners.
00:35
Maddick 1 to show you clear returning, 1117.
00:39
Medic 2, shape, traffic.
00:43
Maddick 2, name traffic, 1117.
00:49
4364 control control all in order apprentice Riving 441 arrive on 4.1 Riding with fire Rather Ruther.
01:08
Moody Street, Command, Walth down fire.
01:12
Moody Street, Command.
01:16
I'm strong to handle, terminate commandant turning available.
01:21
I'm strong to handle, Terminator, commandant, a turning available, 1118.
01:30
4-4 is clear with one else.
01:33
All right.
01:39
Candace, command of Waltham.
01:40
Candace, Command of Waltham.
01:42
Candice out, commandant.
01:44
Yeah,
01:46
we have no vehicle fire.
01:47
There is a wire down that's melted.
01:48
You're going to have to contact powers company, Eversource.
01:53
No vehicle fire, wire down,
01:56
electrical wire will notify Eversource.
01:59
1119.
02:07
Canis command of Waltham.
02:11
Candace command.
02:14
There is some damage to the vehicle from the melted wire, but no fire.
02:20
There is some damage to the vehicle from the melted wire, no fire.
02:25
1120.

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